IUnati — Mikael Helin

Project Spotlight: IUnati

An electronic identity service built around personas and access control.

IUnati (pronounced i-you-nati) is an electronic identity (eID) service designed to provide users and machines with a secure way to authenticate across websites and online services both by computer and by mobile device.

At its core is the concept of personas. Rather than relying on a single profile for every interaction, users can create and manage distinct personas as aliases, each with its own photo profile. This provides a foundation for context-specific digital identities and a more flexible approach and freedom in online authentication.

IUnati also incorporates Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), providing a structured way to define roles and manage permissions. Together, identity management and access control form the foundation of a system designed to make authentication and authorization explicit parts of its architecture.

The objective is to develop an identity service that combines practical usability with a well-defined technical structure, giving users greater flexibility in how they represent themselves online while providing websites with a consistent authentication mechanism.

I will document the architecture, implementation decisions, and development progress as IUnati evolves.

All the best,
Mikael

Mikael Helin / Projects · IUNATI & HAAVENMAA